Flame retardant cable
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorKazuto SHIINA
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Abstract
There is provided a flame-retardant cable that has exceptional abrasion resistance and flame retardancy, and that is highly reliable as wiring for connecting various systems in a vehicle. The flame-retardant cable comprises an insulated core part; an inner sheath for covering an outer perimeter of the insulated core part, the inner sheath being a first resin composition having as a primary component 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, to which has been added 1 to 5 parts by weight of an ethylene-acrylate maleic anhydride copolymer; and an outer sheath for covering an outer perimeter of the inner sheath, the outer sheath being a second resin composition having a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer as a primary component, to which melamine cyanurate has been added.
Claims2
A flame-retardant cable, comprising:
- an insulated core part;
- an inner sheath for covering an outer perimeter of the insulated core part, the inner sheath being a first resin composition having as a primary component 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, to which has been added 1 to 5 parts by weight of an ethylene-acrylate-maleic anhydride copolymer;
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- an outer sheath for covering an outer perimeter of the inner sheath, the outer sheath being a second resin composition having a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer as a primary component, to which melamine cyanurate has been added.
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